#855CB5#855CB5

#855CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.138 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CB5
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 181)
HSL	hsl(268, 38%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(268, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 49.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 34.93, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 53.98, 310.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.0764 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.138 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8387, 15.9771, 45.6405)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CB5 #8CB55C

analogous

#5C5FB5 #855CB5 #B15CB5

triadic

#855CB5 #B5855C #5CB585

tetradic

#855CB5 #B55C5F #8CB55C #5CB5B1

square

#855CB5 #B55C5F #8CB55C #5CB5B1

split-complementary

#855CB5 #B5B15C #5FB55C

monochromatic

#492F68 #674292 #855CB5 #A586C8 #C4B0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#855CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#855CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CB5

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CB5	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.138 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8bcb',
    500: '#855cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cb5;
$custom-light: #ab8bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.64,
    "s": 37.553,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55701,
    "c": 0.13844,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CB5

secondary

#B8C9A3

accent

#CE5A98

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CB5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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